July 9, 2008

The danger for kids using social networking

There are growing concerns for children who are spending their spare time visiting social networking sites, it has nothing to with health or the fact they simply do not get out at all.

According to a leading psychiatrist these children who are spending hours on the computer visiting various social networking sites are finding themselves having a very different view of the world, which has the potential for being very dangerous.

The problem lies with the fact that everything is done so fast you can make friends and dispose of friends in a matter of seconds, but this is not possible in the real world, it this essence of speed that could make these youngsters find the real world slow and un-stimulating to the extent that they find life very boring.

Source [BBC]